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Post Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:42 pm

My drivers window had stopped working. I've checked the fuses and swapped over the switches too, however this has still not fixed the issue.
Any ideas as its getting colder :cry:

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Post Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:59 pm

regulator, and or the motor in it
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Post Thu Dec 05, 2013 2:21 pm

Will give it go today, I can't remeber what regulator it is, but have a diagram :)

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Post Thu Dec 05, 2013 2:41 pm

a regulator is the big scissor thing with motor on it, that lifts the window- door card off have a look, see if the teeth are worn etc
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Post Thu Dec 05, 2013 4:59 pm

Thanks bud :cool:
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Post Thu Dec 05, 2013 6:02 pm

Door loom connector in A pillar may be corroded, I removed rubber cover and sprayed pins with W-D40.

It helped. (I couldn't remove plug, might search the wiki) :D
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Post Thu Dec 05, 2013 9:39 pm

I've checked the regulator and the motor and they both work fine. I've got the window back up, by using a battery and connecting it directly to the motor.
Will check the a pillar tomorrow, thanks for the info. I've checked the wiki and tried the tips on there already, but no help.

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Post Sun Dec 08, 2013 12:39 pm

Typically the switch has now started to work :?
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